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VXI-MXI-2 User Manual xiv © National Instruments Corporation
• Chapter 7, VXIplug&play for the VXI-MXI-2, describes the
contents of the VXIplug&play disk that came with your
VXI-MXI-2 kit. The disk contains a VXIplug&play soft front
panel and a VXIplug&play knowledge base file.
• Appendix A, Specifications, lists various module specifications of
the VXI-MXI-2, such as physical dimensions and power
requirements.
• Appendix B, Programmable Configurations, describes some
features of the VXI-MXI-2 that are configured by programming an
onboard EEPROM through software rather than by onboard
switches or jumpers.
• Appendix C, VXI-MXI-2 Front Panel Configuration, describes the
front panel and connectors on the VXI-MXI-2 interface module.
This material contains the information relevant to VXIplug&play
Specification VPP-8, VXI Module/Mainframe to Receiver
Interconnection.
• Appendix D, Differences and Incompatibilities between the
VXI-MXI and the VXI-MXI-2, lists the differences and
incompatibilities between the first-generation MXIbus-to-VXIbus
interface, the VXI-MXI, and the VXI-MXI-2. This information
may be helpful for users of the VXI-MXI who are moving to the
VXI-MXI-2.
• Appendix E, Configuring a Two-Frame System, describes how to
configure a system containing two mainframes linked by
VXI-MXI-2 mainframe extenders.
• Appendix F, DMA Programming Examples, contains two example
programs for using the DMA controllers on the VXI-MXI-2. If you
are using a version of the National Instruments NI-VXI software
that has remote DMA controller functionality, this information is
not necessary because you can make use of the VXI-MXI-2
module’s DMA controllers from the NI-VXI high-level function
calls.
• Appendix G, Mnemonics Key, contains an alphabetical listing of
all mnemonics used in this manual to describe signals and
terminology specific to MXIbus, VMEbus, VXIbus, and register
bits. Refer also to the Glossary.